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Drug recall: Hydromorphone Hydrochloride Injection, USP, 10 mg/mL, Rx only, packaged in a) 1 mL Single-dose Vial (NDC 0703-0110-01),
Hospira Inc. (Lake Forest, IL) initiated this drug recall on 1 Oct 2014; FDA lists 1 product record under event 69314, classified Class II.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 58% of the 313 drug enforcement events initiated in 2014 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 23 Mar 2017. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Hospira Inc. has 151 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Hospira Inc., Lake Forest, IL.
Reason for recall
"Lack Of Assurance Of Sterility: Confirmed customer complaints of glass product container vials that may be broken or cracked."
Distribution
"Nationwide"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-0044-2015 | Hydromorphone Hydrochloride Injection, USP, 10 mg/mL, Rx only, packaged in a) 1 mL Single-dose Vial (NDC 0703-0110-01), packaged in 10 x 1 mL Single-dose Vials per carton (NDC 0703-0110-03); Mfd By: Hospira Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045; Mfd For: Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc., Irvine, CA 92618; and b) 1 mL… | 145,600 vials | Class II | Terminated | 29 Oct 2014 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Hospira Inc.
All 151 events for Hospira Inc.
Questions and answers
Why was this drug recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Lack Of Assurance Of Sterility: Confirmed customer complaints of glass product container vials that may be broken or cracked."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Nationwide"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 23 Mar 2017. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA drug enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.